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Japan weighs AI penalties to gain leverage over US frontier labs
Japan is considering penalties for AI companies that ignore government orders. The penalties will be aimed mostly at U.S. developers of advanced AI, whose systems Japan uses but cannot force to share information. Officials plan to publish a full reform blueprint before the end of 2026. Why can’t Japan make American AI companies cooperate? Japan’s...
Thu, Nov 12
Bank-issued stablecoin USDGO gets Solana lending market one month after DeFi debut
Jupiter has switched on a dedicated lending market for USDGO, the US dollar stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank and distributed by OSL Group (HKEX: 863). The launch, which was announced on Thursday, November 12, enables users to supply the token for yield or borrow it against crypto collateral. It is the latest step in...
Thu, Nov 12
Amazon unseats Berkshire Hathaway at the top of Forbes' best companies list
Amazon took No. 1 on Forbes' America's Best Companies 2027 list as last year's leader, Berkshire Hathaway, slid to No. 4.
Thu, Nov 12
Nvidia names Colette Kress as CEO after Jensen Huang steps down
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has handed its top job to finance chief Colette Kress after co-founder Jensen Huang stepped down as chief executive and left the board. The company made the announcement on Thursday, bringing an end to 33 years of history where Nvidia evolved from a graphics chip firm to a $4 trillion giant that...
Thu, Nov 12
UK regulator fines Meta £450,000 over WhatsApp Business information inadequacies
UK communications regulator Ofcom fined Meta £450,000 ($597,000) on Thursday for repeatedly providing incorrect information about WhatsApp Business during a market review. The fine comes as Meta is already involved in another dispute with the regulator. The fine comes after Ofcom looked into business text messaging services in 2025. Companies use these services to send...
Thu, Nov 12
TSMC staff data goes on sale for 3 BTC for as Taiwan’s supply-chain breaches pile up
The personal data of about 46,000 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) staff members has been put up for sale by hackers at auction for around 3 BTC. TSMC clarified that its systems were not compromised in its Thursday confirmation of the data breach. The chipmaker blamed the incident on an outside supplier. Almost 7GB worth...
Thu, Nov 12
Bank of Russia gives green light on cryptocurrency trading from November 22
Russia’s central bank has adopted a series of regulations that permit licensed exchanges to start trading cryptocurrencies as early as this month. While the authority now says these platforms can begin operations at the end of next week, major participants in the market aim for a December launch. Bank of Russia lets exchanges trade crypto...
Thu, Nov 12
SoftBank leads $500M Agile Robots round days after China blocks ABB deal
SoftBank (TYO: 9984) has led a funding round of about $500 million in Agile Robots, a Munich robotics company that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) also backs. The deal comes about a week after China refused to approve SoftBank’s $5.4 billion purchase of the robotics division of ABB (SWX: ABBN). Why is SoftBank betting on Agile Robots?...
Thu, Nov 12
Solana becomes the leading venue for tokenized Nvidia stock trading
NVDA activity on Solana reached over $88M on the spot market for the past day, as traders flocked to the trending ticker.
Thu, Nov 12
Go slow to be fast: Coinbase’s India product head on building for crypto’s next wave
Segment 1: The Journey Question: Roshan, your path runs through BCG and Flipkart, so consulting and then building for Indian e-commerce at massive scale. What first pulled you into crypto, and what made you bet on Coinbase’s international expansion when you joined? Answer: Yeah, sure. So, as you mentioned, I started my career at BCG...
Thu, Nov 12
US moves to block China from renting Nvidia chips in seven countries
The US has moved to close the backdoor route that allows Chinese firms to access high-end Nvidia chips, with Commerce Department rules being finalized that will require companies buying these chips from seven countries, including Singapore and Malaysia, to first seek approval, per The Information. The rules could be announced before the start of December....
Thu, Nov 12
Cryptopolitan Report: Will The Huang Scandal Matter For Nvidia? Our Readers Were Split
The recent scandal around Jensen Huang has rocked Nvidia, its board and investor confidence in the matter of a few days. When we put out this newsletter poll on how much the investigation would matter, the board was still publicly backing him. Fast forward 48 hours, news of a second affair has come out, Nvidia’s...
Thu, Nov 12
Strategy and Metaplanet face MSCI index removal as $3B in outflows loom
Filings published Wednesday confirm that MSCI will remove Bitcoin-focused treasury firm Strategy (MSTR) from its USA Index and Metaplanet (3350.T) from its Japan Small Cap Index, effective as of the close of business on November 30. Many market watchers anticipated the delistings following MSCI’s adoption of stricter eligibility criteria for non-operating entities last month, which...
Thu, Nov 12
SuperMicro to ship H15 servers powered by AMD
Super Micro Computer (Supermicro) has began shipping its new H15 servers powered by AMD’s sixth-generation EPYC 9006 processors. The company also raised its revenue target for fiscal 2027 to as much as $82 billion, due to the increasing demand for AI data center equipment. The launch came a day after AMD released the new chips...
Thu, Nov 12
Polymarket cuts job and workforce as competition heats up in prediction market industry
Polymarket has confirmed that it has laid off full-time staff and stopped working with many contractors as part of changes across the company. The cuts come as it falls behind rival Kalshi and considers selling shares to the public in 2027. New York-based Polymarket confirmed the job cuts after an internal email about the layoffs...
Thu, Nov 12
Nvidia prepares to remove the CEO who built its AI empire as Jensen Huang scandal escalates
Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang could be forced out of the company he helped build after 33 years, with directors reportedly preparing to decide whether he should remain in charge following allegations of two extramarital affairs. The Wall Street Journal said Wednesday that the board was looking into firing Jensen because of his connection with...
Wed, Nov 11
Nvidia's Jensen Huang had an affair with another woman apart from Chinese spy
Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang is facing a second set of affair allegations, and this one involves somebody inside his own company. Some people who have worked at the chipmaker allegedly told The New York Times that Jensen had a relationship with Kimberly Powell, the executive running Nvidia’s health care business. They are both married...
Wed, Nov 11
$3.5T administrator Apex takes Hedera seat but tokenization bet sits on Polygon
Apex Group now has a voting seat on the Hedera Council. Apex Group, a fund administrator based in Bermuda, that handles over $3.5 trillion in assets now gets one equal vote on decisions about the Hedera network. Is Apex now on the Hedera Council? Hedera said in a statement published on November 10, 2026, that...
Wed, Nov 11
Bitcoin’s recovery faces new threat as $14.2 billion in stablecoin supply disappears in one month
Bitcoin has another problem on its hands: $14.2 billion in stablecoins has left circulation in just 30 days, according to a Wednesday report from Glassnode. It’s the steepest monthly withdrawal since 2022, just as buyers struggle to stop the slide. Stablecoins are the money traders usually park inside crypto before placing their next bet. When...
Wed, Nov 11
LIVE: Why is the stock market ignoring Nvidia’s downfall?
Nasdaq jumps 2.2%, S&P 500 gains 1.5%, and Dow rises 169 points. Nvidia rebounds 2.7% after losing nearly 10% over Jensen Huang’s alleged spy scandal. CoreWeave rallies as investors brush off Tuesday’s selloff. Fed rate hike odds hit 90% for December, while Goldman Sachs expects another increase in March.
Wed, Nov 11